Attachment for self-binders.



M. HAUBEL.

ATTACHMENT FOR SELF BINDERS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1913.

Patented 0011.27, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS 60., FHoTo-LITHQ. WASHINGTON D. C,

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MATTHEW I'IAUBEL, OF COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

ATTACHMENT FOR SELF-BINDERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914:.

Application filed June 13, 1913. Serial No. 773,486.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IVIATTHEW I-IAUBEL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Columbus township, in thecounty of Anoka and State of Minnesota, lave invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Attachments for Self-Binders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and improved attachment for self bindersand has for its object to provide such an attachment that will enablegrain or grass to be delivered onto the ground from the binder in acontinuous row having all the butts of the grain or grass insubstantially a line parallel to the line of travel of the machine.

In the past it has been diflicult to provide a means for cutting andcuring wire grass and other grasses which are used for manufacturingcarpets, rugs, etc. This grass is out while green and cannot be boundowing to the fact that the inside of the bundle would not cure.Disconnecting the binder mechanism and permitting the grass to falldirectly through onto the ground does not remedy this objection "becausethe grass is deposited on the ground in a relatively narrow line runningparallel with the line of travel of the machine and the grass that is onthe bottom of the pile does not cure.

In the use of my device the binding mechanism is detached and my deviceis set upon the binding deck. As the grass is cut and delivered by themechanism to the binder deck the butts of the grass face forwardly. vhenmy rotating disk comes in contact with the grass it turns it anddcposits it on the ground at right angles to the line of travel of themachine, thus all of the grass is spread out over a much larger surfacethan formerly and therefore it cures much better and has no tendency tospoil.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof and are particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, illustrating the application of my invention in oneform, Figure 1 is a rear view of my invention showing it attached to abinder, which is somewhat diagrammatically shown. Fig. 2 is a plan viewof my invention showing it attached to the binder, and Fig. 3 is acentral cross section of the same. a

j The attachment comprises a base member 10 to which is attached sidemembers 11 and 12 and cross pieces 13 and 14 mounted on said sidemembers. The entire attachment is placed on the binding deck of a binderand is fastened thereto by any convenient means, not shown. Beneathcross piece 14 is suspended a disk 15 by means of a bolt 16. Cross piece1% is mounted'in such a Way that its lower sioe is nearer base member 10than its upper side. To the underside of disk 15 are attached aplurality of pins or projections 17 arranged radially on disk 15 andconstructed of such length as to engage the grain or grass as it comesdown base member 10. Cross piece 13 is mounted at the upper end of theside members 11 and 12 at a sufficient height abovethe base member 10 topermit the easy entering of the grain or grass between said cross piece13 and base member 10. Mounted upon cross piece 13 is an apron 18 ofmetal or other suitable material, which extends beneaththe disk 15 insuch a way as to permit the grain or grass to pass beneath it while atthe same time enabling the disk 15 to rotate without interfering tocheck the downward progress of the grain or grass. Base member 10 is aplane floor and has its lower rear quadrant cut away to enable the grainor grass to be dumped on the ground after having been turned by disk 15.Base member 10 is also preferably provided with slots 19 which willregister with the slots in the binding deck to permit the packer arms20, as shown in Fig. 1, to operate to cause the grain or grass to movefreely down the incline. The attachment is so constructed as to enablethe 1 butt adjuster 21 of the binder to operate and perform its regularfunction, the preferred form being to have the adjuster inside of sidemember 12. Mounted upon disk 15 is a pulley 22 which connects by meansof guide pulleys 23 and 2% with the driving mechanism of the binder.This connection is preferably made by means of pulley 25 attached to thepitman driving shaft. A belt 26 serves to transmit the power from thebinder mechanism to the attachment.

In operation the regular binding mechanism of the self binder would bedetached and my device attached in its place. As the grain or grasscomes up from the cutting mechanism. to the binding deck it is depositedon ba member 10 beneath the cross piece 13. The packing arms 20 and thebutt adjuster 21 serve to cause a continuous sheet of grass with itsbutt ends all squared to flow down the incline. As the grass reaches thepoint where it comes out from beneath apron 18 it comes in contact withthe pins 17 mounted on the bottom of disk 15. These pins are radiallymounted and travel faster than the sheet of grass so that they serve toturn the butts of the grass around to an angle of ninety degrees fromtheir former course where the grass is dropped from base member 10because of the fact that the lower rear quadrant of the same is cutaway. By this means the grass is deposited on the ground with its buttsall substantially in the same plane and in a line parallel with the lineof travel of the machine. In this way the grass is spread over a muchgreater surface of ground and consequently has a much better chance tocure as the piling up is entirely obviated.

My invention is simple, inexpensive to build, durable and can easily beattached to any binder. Its advantages in use are obvious.

I claim: -1. The combination with the discharge deck of a grain binderand the means for cutting grain or grass and delivering the same in acontinuous sheet to said deck with the butt endsall turned forwardly andin the same plane, of an attachment mounted upon said deck comprising aframe, a circular disk rotatably mounted upon said frame above saiddeck, a plurality of pins projecting from the under side of said diskand arranged radially with respect thereto to act upon said sheet toturn the grain or grass and deliver the same on the ground in acontinuous row having all the butts of the grass in substantially a lineparallel to the line of travel of the machine, means mounted onthe upperportion of said frameto preventthe rotating disk from interfering withthe downward movement of the grass, and means connecting the disk withthe driving mechanism of the binder to rotate the same.

2. The combination with the discharge deck of a grain binder and themeans for cutting grain or grass and delivering the same in a continuoussheet to said deck with the butt ends all turned forwardly and in thesame plane, of an attachment mounted unon said deck comprising a basemember and a frame, a circular disk rotatably mounted upon said frame atan angle which causes the disk to travel closer to the lower part of thebase member, a plurality of pins projecting from the under side of saiddisk and arranged radially with respect thereto to act upon said sheetto turn the grain or grass and deliver the same on the ground in acontinuous row having all the butts of the grass in substantially a lineparallel to the and means connecting the disk with the driving mechanismof the binder to rotate the same. I

8. The combination with the discharge deck of a grain binder and themeans for cutting grain or grass and delivering the same in a continuoussheet to said deck with the butt ends all turned forwardly and in thesame plane, of an attachment mounted upon said deck, said attachmentcompris ing a frame lncludlng side members and a base member having aplane floor withits lower rear quadrant cut away, a circular diskrotatably mounted uponsaid frame, a plurality of pins projecting fromthe under side of said disk and arranged radially with respect theretoand operating to move the grain in a semicircle to the edge of saidcut-away portion of the base member from which said grain falls to theground in a continuous row having all the butts substantially in a lineparallel to the line of travel of the machine, an apron mounted on saidside members attheir upper end and extending half way beneath the disktoprevent the rotating disk from interfering with the downward movementof the grain, and

means conn-ectingthe disk with the driving mechanism of the binder torotate the same.

4. The combination with the discharge deck of a grain binder and themeans for cutting grain or grassand delivering the same in a continuoussheet to said deck with the butt ends all turned forwardly, of anattachment mounted upon said deck, comprising a substantially circularfloor member having the lower rear quadrant cut away, a circular diskrotatably supported in spaced relation above said floor member, meansfor rotating the disk, and means carried by the disk and acting uponsaidsheet to turn the grain or grass and deliver the same over the edge ofsaid cut away portion from which said grain will fall to the ground in acontinuous row having all the butts of the grass in a linesubstantiallyparallel to the line of travelof the machine.

5. The combination with the discharge deck of a grain binder andthemeans for cutting grain or grass and delivering the same in a continuoussheet to said deck with the butt ends all turned forwardly, of anattachment mounted upon said deck, comprising a substantially circularfloor member having the lower rear quadrant cut away, ,a circular diskrotatably supported in spaced relation above said floor member, meansfor rotatating the disk, means carried by the disk and acting upon saidsheet to turn the grain or grass and deliver the same over the edge ofsaid cut away portion ground in a continuous row having all the butts ofthe grass in a line substantially parallel to the line of travel of themachine, and means above the upper portion of said floor member toprevent the rotating disk and means carried thereby from interferingwith the movement of the grass over the floor member.

6. The combination with the discharge deck of a grain binder and themeans for cutting grain or grass and delivering the same in a continuoussheet to said deck with the butt ends all turned forwardly and the meansfor adjusting the butts squarely, of an attachment mounted upon saiddeck, said attachment comprising'a base member upon which the grain isdelivered, and means above and spaced from said base member andcontinuously operated in cooperation with said base member to act uponthe sheet of grain or grass thereon and move the same over and off ofthe base member so that it will fall to the ground in a continuous rowhaving all the butts in substantially a line parallel to the line oftravel of the machine. In testimony whereof I afliX my signature inpresence of two Witnesses.

MATTHEW HAUBEL. Witnesses:

CHARLES E. KANNADY, INEZ C. KANNADY.

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